Award type:
Financial need awards/bursaries; Scholarships
Affiliation:
Refugee or protected person
Award description:
The Ministry of Colleges and Universities has allocated funding to eligible postsecondary institutions in support of scholarships for high-achieving students with financial need enrolled in programs related to the video-gaming industry that may lead to a career in the video-gaming or esports fields. See below for eligibility and selection criteria. Application deadline is January 31, 2025.
Value description:
Several scholarships valued at $2,500 - $5,000 each.
Level:
Masters, Doctoral
Program:
Open to any program
Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident
Eligibility and selection criteria:
- Candidates must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program in the 2024-2025 academic year and be in a funding-eligible video-gaming, game development, game design, or a similar program that may lead to a career in video-gaming and/or eSports.
- Students who have completed their program are not eligible.
- This award is limited to domestic students (Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents, or protected persons).
- In support of equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and supporting Indigenous initiatives (EDII), preference will be given to equity-deserving candidates or to applicants who are addressing underrepresentation issues in the gaming and eSports industry.
- Candidates must demonstrate financial need, as determined by the University of Waterloo through a review of OSAP, out-of-province government assistance, and/or the Waterloo bursary program.
- Upon determination of financial need, applications will be assessed based on merit, as determined by academic achievement (minimum 80% cumulative average) and demonstrated interest in the video-gaming and/or eSports industry; at the graduate level, preference will be given to those who are conducting research in this area.
Term:
Winter
Application details:
Complete the applicable online award application. Access the application on the forms web page.
Contact person:
- For further information about this award, please contact the:
Associate Director, Graduate Financial Aid & Awards